Pooch the Pup is a
cartoon animal character
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Walter Lantz
Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.
Biography
Early years and start in animation
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cartoons during the studio's black-and-white era. The character appeared in 13 shorts made in 1932 and 1933.
Biography
In 1931, Walter Lantz was encountering slight financial troubles. One way to cope with the problems was to conceive a new series featuring a new character, thus leading to the appearance of Pooch the Pup. While Lantz went on to direct the Pooch the Pup shorts, his colleague Bill Nolan would focus on the long-running
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
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cartoons.
When surprised about something, Pooch would say "Heh!" in a squeaky fashion. And when his girlfriend is in trouble, he pounds his chest and makes a
Tarzan
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-esque shout before moving.
Pooch made his debut in ''
The Athlete''. Here, he was a white-furred bloodhound with long black ears. In ''Pin Feathers'', he had black fur, making him appear very similar to Oswald, except for his long, hairless tail.
Pooch's last hurrah was in ''
She Done Him Right'', a parody of a movie called ''
She Done Him Wrong
''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hu ...
''. Following his retirement from the screen, Oswald was seen in two cartoons wearing a jacket similar to Pooch's. It was suggested that the two Oswald shorts were initially designed to feature Pooch.
Filmography
* ''
The Athlete'' (August 29, 1932)
[The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1932](_blank)
* ''
The Butcher Boy'' (September 26, 1932)
* ''
The Crowd Snores'' (October 24, 1932)
* ''
The Under Dog'' (November 7, 1932)
* ''
Cats and Dogs'''' (December 5, 1932)
* ''
Merry Dog'' (January 2, 1933)
[The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1933](_blank)
* ''
The Terrible Troubadour'' (January 30, 1933)
* ''
The Lumber Champ'' (March 13, 1933)
* ''
Nature's Workshop'' (June 5, 1933)
* ''
Pin Feathers
A pin feather is a developing feather on a bird. This feather can grow as a new feather during the bird's infancy, or grow to replace one from moulting.
The pin feather looks somewhat like a feather shaft. However, unlike a fully developed f ...
'' (July 3, 1933)
* ''
Hot and Cold'' (August 14, 1933)
* ''
King Klunk
''King Klunk'' is a 1933 animated short subject, produced and directed by Walter Lantz. It stars Pooch the Pup and is the twelfth of the thirteen cartoons featuring that character. The cartoon is a parody of the RKO feature ''King Kong'', which ...
'' (September 4, 1933)
* ''
She Done Him Right'' (October 9, 1933)
Note: One source listed ''S.O.S. Icicle'' (May 8, 1933) as a separate cartoon,
S.O.S. Icicle (1933) - from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
/ref> while another claimed it was a working title for ''Hot & Cold''.
See also
* List of Walter Lantz cartoons
* List of Walter Lantz cartoon characters
The following is a list of cartoon characters produced by Walter Lantz Productions:
:* Andy Panda (1939, anthropomorphic panda)
::* Charlie Chicken (1942, anthropomorphic chicken)
::* Milo (1945, anthropomorphic dog)
::* Miranda Panda (1949, an ...
References
External links
*
The Walter Lantz-o-Pedia
{{Woody Woodpecker
Fictional anthropomorphic characters
Universal Pictures cartoons and characters
Anthropomorphic dogs
Film characters introduced in 1932
Walter Lantz Productions cartoons and characters